Katelyn that catch is just nuts, Willie forgot you also knocked out the 50lb class category 
I've tried incredibly hard for a 9ft bull for almost three years now and you did it on tackle that we use for blacktips! 
Another amazing catch from this tournament for sure 
Just an average fisherman.
Congrats Austin on the hammer!
just hmm this song "Hammers in the Night" by Rene de Dios
"2017 Team little rock
Never test the depth of the water with both feet"
I DO NOT SWIM IN THE OCEAN
GO BIG OR GO HOME
Congrats everybody on the catches. Will this was my first time fishing the BHC and i had a blast! I will SO fish it again next year. THANKS AGAIN for all the time and effort you and your family have put into this club and sport.
Jimmi Ive never met you but I am quite impressed of how you incorporated your wife into the tournament and how you unselfishly allowed her to catch some monster sharks all on her own when u could have easily taken all the sharks yourself. Im hoping my girl will be part of the tournament next year so tell Katelyn she may have some stiff competition 
We fished almost every day and had very little luck.
I only got a Nurse this whole tourny... 
I lost my 12 0 and a harnell...
I had King Kong himself on for abouit 20 min and got cut off by a tipper the same day I put new line on my 16 0...
I caught some nice baits.
My wife just started shark fishing but i swear she is lucky.
The first night she tried it JPSHARK let me cast a bait out on his 12 0 and she hooked a 90 inch lemon and rubbed it in my face.
Then the shortest drop and smallest bait dropped was a 8ft 8 inch lemon she got.
Then a casted bait off the Ft. Pierce Inlet produced a 9ft Bull when we were going for a tipper.
She has been rubbing it in that se can catch bigger sharks than me and there is nothing I can say back. 
I guess I'm good at catching bait... 
That's great jimmy. At least you guys are enjoying together. Keep it up man!! It's great hearing all your reports!!
Grats to this years' BTC winners! Especially, Austin Maturos and his 12' HH and Diana Coupel and her amazing Bull catches. Jesus-H, unfreakin' real! Will put on an amazing tournament once again this year and it just keeps getting better!! 
We fished almost every day and had very little luck.
I only got a Nurse this whole tourny...
I lost my 12 0 and a harnell...
I had King Kong himself on for abouit 20 min and got cut off by a tipper the same day I put new line on my 16 0...
I caught some nice baits.
My wife just started shark fishing but i swear she is lucky.
The first night she tried it JPSHARK let me cast a bait out on his 12 0 and she hooked a 90 inch lemon and rubbed it in my face.
Then the shortest drop and smallest bait dropped was a 8ft 8 inch lemon she got.
Then a casted bait off the Ft. Pierce Inlet produced a 9ft Bull when we were going for a tipper.
She has been rubbing it in that se can catch bigger sharks than me and there is nothing I can say back.
I guess I'm good at catching bait...
LOL. Jimmy you are a CLASS ACT the soft spoken husband of a wife who is a butt kicking competitive shark hunter,Love your write-up, it shows your smooth, easy going character,that I personally could use more of ,but each one of us is born a certain way .
This year the competition between the women was the MOST FUN to watch with three TOP NOTCH anglers going toe to toe with Brook Christ(Team Hammerlife-Deerfield Beach) 9 ft 2 inch TIGER,2ND PLACE Diana Coupel (Team Jurassic-Pensacola Beach)with her Tournament Biggest 9 FT 1/2 inch BULL,and THIRD PLACE Katelyn Harris's(Team Palm Beach Pioneers-Palm Beach) 9 foot Bull shark.WOw!!! i hope we can top this female field of incredible anglers next year.
Running the board ALL the Official 2013 BHC Winners will be posted shortly.
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
Will, Thanks again for running this tournament. It has been a lot of fun. Like I said before, I never thought I'd love the sport as much as I do now. I have had a great time fishing with some of the other teams and I have made some new friends (Meagan ) I can't wait for next year.
The last 2 weeks of this tournament were the best. Jimmylevelwind and I didn't lose hope. We kept fishing hard and it paid off.
To my hubby, I <3 you more than you know. I have grown to love the sport just as much as you have. Even though you're stuck with the nurse curse.... I still love you!!! haha. j/k I can't wait to finally rest for a week or 2 and get back out there and have fun again.
I want to congratulate everyone. No matter what, we are all winners. We have all come out and gave it our all. We need to have good sportsmanship.... It saddens me that people can be so cruel towards other people. It's not the END OF THE WORLD! I think it's childish how some of the people in this tournament have acted out against others participating in this tournament. Especially the people who have won previous years. Some of you "BOYS" need to act your age and GROW SOME KAHUNAS! BE MEN! Unlike my hubby, I speak my mind so take it or leave it.... I'm not trying to start anything but I know I'm not alone when it comes to people agreeing to how I feel about some of the people in this tournaments reaction.
Can't wait to see everyone at the 2013 BHC ceremony on the 19th!
Again, GREAT JOB TO EVERYONE!!!!!
MrsLemon aka Katelyn
2013 BHC TOURNAMENT WINNERS
***Nurse sharks will ONLY count for TEAM and ANGLER totals but not Qualify for size in any category
SHARK MASTER AWARD Nino Diamandi -Team 'Hammer Wranglers' 12 Sharks
-AWARDED TO THE SHARK HUNTER THAT CATCHES THE MOST SHARKS OVER 7 1/2 FEET LONG (most big sharks caught)
HAMMER KING AWARD Kenny Lineberry -Team 'The One' ,2 Hammerhead Sharks Awarded to the angler catching the most Hammerhead sharks.
MAKO CHAMPION*new category -Joey Polk-Team 'True Blue' 9 foot 3 inch Mako Shark
Awarded to the angler catching the largest MAKO Shark
TRIPLE CROWN AWARD-AWARDED TO ANY SHARKER WINNING THREE SEPERATE 1ST PLACE CATEGORIES (one shark can only count for two categories-- Example Biggest Shark overall, and Biggest Tiger) You need a minimum of two winning sharks to win the Triple Crown (If there are two Triple Crown winners the one with the most overall length of fish and shark combined is determined to be the winner) NO WINNER IN 2013
BIGGEST SHARKS CAUGHT
1st place Biggest Shark – 12 foot HAMMERHED SHARK -Austin Maturo, Team Hammer Wranglers
2nd place Biggest Shark –11 ft 4 in HAMMERHEAD SHARK- Adam Lopez, Team Sharklife
3rd place Biggest Shark -10 ft 6 in HAMMERHEAD SHARK –Raymundo Muniz, Team Dirty South Shark Hunters
4th place Biggest Shark -10 ft 4 in HAMMERHEAD SHARK –John Widmann,Team Nut Gobbling Red Rocketeers-(pier caught)
5th place Biggest Shark -10 ft 2 in HAMMERHEAD SHARK-Kenny Lineberry,Team The One(biggest on 80 lb test also)
BIGGEST OF SPECIES –“BIG BOYZ”
Biggest Hammerhead Shark Award – 12 foot HAMMERHED SHARK -Austin Maturo, Team Hammer Wranglers
Biggest Bull Shark Award – 9 ft ½ inch Diana Coupel –Team Jurassic
Biggest Tiger Shark Award - 9ft 8 inch Tyler Parker –Team Shark Fever
Biggest Lemon Shark Award-TIE- 9 ft 4 inch Rico Diamandi ,Nino Diamandi - Team Hammer Wranglers
TEAM CHAMPIONS-MOST SHARKS CAUGHT
CHAMPION TEAM -FIRST PLACE-Most Sharks caught by a Team 1st PLACE- Team Dirty South Shark Hunters 39 sharks
CHAMPION TEAM -SECOND PLACE- Most Sharks caught by a Team 2nd PLACE- Team Hammer N the Phenoms 36 sharks
CHAMPION TEAM -THIRD PLACE- Most Sharks caught by a Team 3rd PLACE- Team Hammer Wranglers 30 SHARKS
LINE CLASS CHAMPIONS AND SPINNING DIVISION CHAMPION
1) Biggest shark caught on 80 lb test- 10ft 2 inch -HAMMERHEAD SHARK Kenny Lineberry, Team The One
2) Biggest Shark caught on 50 lb test- 9 foot Bull Shark -Katelyn Harris, Team Palm Beach Pioneers
3) Biggest shark caught on Spinning tackle-8 ft 8 inch Lemon Shark Katelyn Harris, Team Palm Beach Pioneers
BIGGEST NON SHARK CATEGORY
Rays, Tarpon, Barracuda, Jack, Kingfish, Sawfish, etc, etc, etc
First Place - 7 foot Stingray ,Raymundo Muniz-Dirty South Shark Hunters
Second Place*new category -6 ft 6 inch Tarpon Team Twist Rod and Reels-Glen Hite
Third Place*new category -6 ft 4 in Tarpon Team Dirty South 2 Edan Hadadjad
BIGGEST GOLIATH GROUPER
First Place -Biggest Goliath- 6 ft 4 inch Shannon Bustamante,Team Hammer N the phenoms
Second Place- Biggest Goliath Grouper-6 ft 2 inch James Blanding Levin, Team Requiem Fishing
Third Place- Biggest Goliath Grouper- - 5 ft 10 inch Scott Surratt ,Team Requiem Fishing
BEACH, PIER, BRIDGE & JETTY CHAMPION
Pier, bridge and jetty fishermen must beach there shark and take an up close picture with any shark to be submitted for LARGEST in any of these three categories. Please remember all Hammerhead sharks must be kept in the water for pictures. Same rules apply please take #1 Overall Picture, and #2 Tail picture for any shark to be submitted for LARGEST in any category .Pier, bridge and jetty anglers are not required to beach every shark if only competing for Total Numbers (Pier, Bridge and Jetty Champion Category)Only sharks over 5 feet long count. All sharks must be deemed to be over 5 foot long so please take pictures next to pilings or jetty rocks for scale when submitting catches for individual Totals. Committee members will determine if all sharks meet the 5 foot minimum
1)Beach Champion -Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark from a beach
12 foot HAMMERHED SHARK -Austin Maturo, Team Hammer Wranglers-Boca Grande
2)Pier Champion-Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark caught from a pier
John Widmann 10 ft 4 inch Hammerhead Shark- Venice Pier
3) Bridge Champion -Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark caught from a bridges Dylan Gigiliotti 8 foot 8 inch Bull Shark -Team Hotreelz –Long Key Bridge
4) Jetty Champion-Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark from a jetty -Katelyn Harris 9 foot Bull Shark –Fort Pierce Inlet
FEMALE ANGLERS
Biggest shark caught by a female (first place) Brooke Crist 9 ft 2 inch Tiger Shark Team Hammerlife
Biggest shark caught by a female (second place) – Diana Coupel 9 foot 1/2 inch Bull Shark Team Jurassic
Biggest shark caught by a female (third place)*new category Katelyn Harris 9 foot Bull Shark Team Palm Beach Pioneers
JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
Junior Angler 1st Place Biggest Shark -. Austinn Maturo 12 foot Hammerhead Shark
Junior Angler 2nd Place Biggest Shark Tyler Parker 9 foot 8 inch Tiger shark
Junior Angler 3rd Place Biggest SharK * new category Austin Maturo 9 ft 2 inch Lemon Shark
HARD LUCK TROPHY
(1)Raymundo Muniz 10 foot plus Hammerhead Shark lost at Long Key Bridge
(2) Jd Fagan 10 foot 5 inch Hammerhead Shark(Fourth Place Overall)-Dqd -They forgot to take the tail picture
2013 BHC TEAM TOTALS / April 12 to May 13,2013
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
Congratulations!!! To all the winner's!!!! And also too all those who fished.!!!! Great tournament. Great competition and greatmmories. Congratulations all!!!!
Some big ol' bulls this year!! And a MAKO!!!!!! Good stuff joey Whoa. It's getting better an better. Only a matter of time before someone breaks a record in this tournament!!!!
IGFA now has release records but you mist familiarize yourself on how to qualify have to have.an igfa certified measuring tape ECT......
Awsome job Austin that's a great hammer and great catch you defiantly have bragging rights now great job bud.
Got some Swordfish & a White Marlin last wed on the new moon check out the post.
http://www.southfloridasharkclub.com/foro/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=7102
Congrats to all the winners!
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The 2013 got off to an excellent start with lots of big fish the first week but then fishing stalled a bit when two cold fronts seemed to slowly roll over the state of Florida but after they were gone it was back to catching big sharks from the Panhandle south to the Florida keys.Several out of state Teams came down to compete and some had houses rented right on the beaches of different parts of Florida.Fun times on the sand ,a great way to start spring,take a vacation, and exciting way to catch sharks while sharing moments with friends and family .In the coming years we hope to attract more Teams from out of state to come down and get involved in our Big Hammer Challenge Shark Tournament.
For some the 2013 BHC presented a challenge when rules that were meant to verify shark sizes were forgotten or became very difficult to execute because many times Teams were fishing short handed and proper REQUIRED PICTURE TAKING became almost impossible.Next year we will give every team extra wide tape measures easy to see that will outfitted with a sharp tube at the front end that can be inserted into the sand to allow a lone angler to measure a shark while his companion takes pictures.We are always looking for ways to simplify things not make them more difficult so that everyone participating in this tournament can have trouble free fun while complying with the BHC rules.
There is system set up and in place to deal with complaints.If you see a blatant disregard for the rules or know of someone in the BHC that is cheating you can contact us via PM,Email or by phone and file a Formal Complaint,We will not accept hearsay or rumours your complaint must contain Valid information that indicates the RULES have been broken or completely OVERLOOKED.It is our intent to make this Tournament a fair Tournament for everyone who fishes it.
Here is a link to the Formal Complaint System. posting.php?mode=edit&f=69&p=46803
Some of the Teams that had sharks disqualified because of improper picture taking should try and work to better prepare and avoid hurtful disqualification because of silly mistakes. Always, Always try and fish with at least three people in your group to avoid many problems that can and will arise.There is no substitute for good preparation.
Planning ahead of time for our month long BHC tournament pays big dividends for the teams that prepare best .Teams that want to seriously challenge the best Teams should be willing to travel to make the best catches and should have Team mates that know ahead of time the effort that will be expected from them prior to the start date of the tourney.Fishing the same spots that time after time produce the same size and type of sharks will not put you on the BIGGEST SHARKS.Strategy should be planned and trips to fish good spots should be planned weeks and months ahead of time.Study what the best Teams do and where they fish and be willing to work and sacrifice and your Team also can be a CHAMPION TEAM.
This year we broke the record for most sharks caught by all anglers in the month long tournament with a total of 251 sharks caught by 47 Teams spread throughout the state of Florida.In the last part of the tournament the women really came on strong and had extraordinary catches of big Bull sharks.Diana Coupel(Team Jurassic) and Katelyn Harris(Team Palm Beach Pioneers) two very good sharkers took over for the men in there Teams in a big way--they caught some of the biggest sharks and on the lightest lines in the case of Katelyn(Spinning tackle,and 50 lb test).These two will be a force to reckon with in future BHC tournaments.
DESPITE THE STIFF COMPETITION WHICH SEEMS TO BE GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR WE SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT HAVING FUN WHILE OUT FISHING IS THE PRIORITY BECAUSE MANY TIMES THE TENDENCY IS TO BECOME ABSORBED IN THE COMPETITION AND WE FORGET TO BE COURTEOUS TO OTHER ANGLERS OR EVEN OUR OWN TEAM MATES.WE CANNOT LOSE OUR WAY we must not forget to be kind and help one another.THE GOOD KARMA OF HELPING ONE ANOTHER WILL PUT YOU ON THE BIG FISH AND SELFISHNESS MAY LEAD YOU TO A CLICKLESS NIGHT SO PLEASE LETS BE NICE TO ONE ANOTHER OUT THERE -SHARE A SPOT OR TWO WITH A BEGGINNER SHARKER AND YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU CATCH THE NEXT TIME YOU GO FISHING.
FIRST PLACE BIGGEST SHARK CAUGHT BY A FEMALE BROOKE CRIST OF TEAM HAMMERLIFE WITH HER 9 FT 2 INCH TIGER SHARK
Diana Coupel of Team Jurassic
Katelyn Harris of Team Palm Beach Pioneers
It's been tough for our team so far, but the harder we fish the better it gets.
We changed spots and found a hot spot that we will be fishing again tomorrow.
We had 3 hits last night.
She did and awesome job of the running woman and set the J hook in Mr. Lemons mouth.
We all knew she had a nice one on.
Monster Bull on a 4/0
by Jimmy Harris
"She turned the shark after 1 1/2 hrs of running down the beach loosing and gaining line.
I grabbed the wire leader with Rippinglipsoff and his friend Jake tail roped the BEAST!!!
108 Inch Bull Pregnant Female that was worn out bad from the long fight.
We snapped pictures fast and revived the bull for about 15-20 min and she finally swam off strong.
If John and Jake and his friend didn't show up we would have lost this shark.
Thanks for the help Jake with the tail rope, John thanks for helping me drag this bull up on the sand for pictures and helping revive it".
Pushing the old Lamiglass to the limit!!!
This lemon was dragging her in!!!
JUNIOR ANGLER AUSTIN MATURO WITH HIS 12 FOOT HAMMERHEAD BIGGEST SHARK CAUGHT IN THE 2013 BHC
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TEAM SharkLife Adam Lopez 11 ft 4 ich beastly Hammerhead Shark
John Widdmann Team Nut gobbling Red Rocketeers with the Leading Shark Pier Category 10 ft 4 inch
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JOEY POLK OF TEAM TRUE BLUE WITH THE FIRST EVER BHC MAKO 9 FT 3 INCHES
RAYMUNDO MUNIZ OF TEAM DIRTY SOUTH SHARK HUNTERS WITH HIS 10FT 6 IN HAMMERHEAD
ANOTHER MASSIVE SHARK CAUGHT BY DIANA COUPEL OF TEAM JURASSIC WITH FAT 8 FT 10 INCH BULL SHARK
TYLER PARKER OF TEAM SHARK FEVER WITH HIS BIGGEST SHARK BY JUNIOR SO FAR 9 FT 8 INCH TIGER
BIGGEST ON 80 LB TEST KEN LINEBERRY'S WITH HIS 10' 2" HAMMER
TEAM 'HAMMER WRANGLERS' RICO WITH HIS LARGEST LEMON SO FAR 9 FT 4 INCHES
JASON YELLIN OF TEAM SHORT BUS CAMP WITH HIS 8 FT 9 IN BULL SHARK
TEAM HAMMER WRANGLERS NINO WITH LARGEST BULL SHARK IN TOURNEY SO FAR 8 FT 10 1/2 INCHES
KEN LINEBERRY OF TEAM THE ONE WITH ANOTHER BULL 8FT 2 INCHES YET ANOTHER SHARK OVER 7 1/2 FEET
Kenny Lineberry w one of his two Hammers caught in the 2013 BHC
Team the one hammer from week 2
JUNIOR ANGLER AUSTIN MATURO OF TEAM HAMMER WRANGLERS FIGHTS A SHARK THAT OUTWEIGHS HIM BY 200 LBS MOST LIKELY
TEAM LAKE WORTH SHARKERS JONATHAN INTO A 8 FT PIER CAUGHT LEMON
DYLAN GIGLIOTTI OF TEAM HOTREELZ WITH A MASSIVE 8 FT 8 IN BULL BIGGEST FROM BRIDGE 
BILL DUNLOP OF TEAM REEL FAKE WITH A BIG SCALLOPPED HAMMERHEAD SHARK
MICKY KINDLE OF TEAM LOCKDOWN WITH HIS 8 FT BULL SHARK ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHARKS EVER CAUGHT ON SPINNING TACKLE IN THE BHC
Team 'Dirty South 2' Angler: Edan Hadjajadj 6ft 4in Tarpon
Jonathan,Shannon and Willi doing the "UnderWear SHARK dANCE" ,,,,LOL
JD HAMMER WITH A BIG KEYS CAUGHT TARPON
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SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger